The Choir School of St. Bede's

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Frederick, 1884-

Contributor:

Cook, E. A. (Emily Annie), 1857-1928.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Choir School of St. Bede's" by Frederick Harrison is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young boy, Alfred Davidson, who has recently joined the cathedral choir at St. Bede's. The book explores themes of friendship, bullying, ambition, and the everyday lives of choir boys as they navigate school life and their musical aspirations. At the start of the novel, we meet Alfred on his first day at the choir school, feeling shy and out of place among the other boys. He encounters bullying from Herbert King, who resents Alfred for taking a position in the choir that he desired for his brother. Despite initial challenges, Alfred quickly makes friends with Walter Parker and Stephen Gray, who stand up for him against bullies. The opening chapters establish Alfred's passion for music, highlight the social dynamics of the boys, and set the stage for his growth and the development of his friendships amidst school life events and minor trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by MWS, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2019-02-03